Getting a dog or a cat
donning a cap or a hat
eating a frog or a duck
driving a bus or a truck.
Decisions make up our life
making it poor or rife
resulting in what we are
whether we are up to par
or from the mainstream outcast
after living perhaps too fast.
We must have a direction
guided by our affection
each decision bringing us near
despite our innate fear
to the person we long to be
the one that truly feels as “me”
Inspired by Ruth Changs´TED talk
Striving to be perfect all the time
for the soul is nothing short of a crime
the slightest of slips
becoming wrecks of ships
but made by others only trivial blips
not worth forming on the lips
Understanding once and for all
before on our health it takes a toll
perfection is not to be desired
and not even the least required
for our journey on this earth
and never adds to our worth
Isn’t it the exception but not the rule
that makes the rose so cool?
Or the highest mountain so unique
and the zebra’s stripe’s so mystique?
Then why do we tear ourselves down
for not having the perfect gown
or acting always in the right way
as we from our path a little stray?
If it were our best friend’s gown
we wouldn’t for a second frown
even pat her on the back
not even thinking what the heck
It’s time we treat ourselves as friends
celebrating all the winding bends
causing us to tire and trip
but never wreck a ship,
Mistakes make us learn and mature
without them we would sure be a bore…
Sitting in the traffic on our way
to where we’ll spend the rest of our day,
(trapped inside while the sun is shining
instead of on the balcony reclining,
happily working at our own pace
away from the office race)
we reflect upon our hectic life
feeling like we can barely strife.
Why have we so far from nature strolled
all being shaped in the same old mould
made to believe that this is the norm
the only shelter from the storm?
Where do our minds work the best
if not when the least stressed?
The ideas come pouring in
while comfortable in our skin
concentrating the best we can
without distractions of a rigid plan.
Maybe we need to rethink it all
as many have had a close call
their precious health taken away
keeping their needs and feelings a bay
trying to cope with all the demands
struggling with a leash on their hands.
What we need is more freedom at work
rejecting the old office clerk
controlling our own time and space
saving our health and grace!
The workplace will gain as well
as productivity numbers tell
more freedom means better health
a basis for producing wealth….
When will the world become a place
where all humans are treated with grace
and girls wont vanish without a trace
to be sold into slavery’s mace?
When will we be from ignorance safe
remembering what got us out of the cave;
a brave heart and an open mind
combined with the will to be man-kind
When will women be allowed to choose
and from enforcement let loose?
When will the pouring of acid stop
and taken away the bitter cup
of having to serve the abuser
while no one listens to the accuser?
Lets hope that all women one day
will leave behind the horrific dismay
and breathe the fresh air of freedoms glory;
the start of a new chapter in man kinds’ story
Prevention, prevention
it’s not a new invention
but we haven’t succeeded yet
in changing people’s’ mind set
The message is out there
and it seems so unfair
that no matter how much we nag
and put up yet another red flag
people’s bodies take up more space
at an alarming pace
still too many around the world smoke
leading to cancer, emphysema and stroke
couch potatoes in abundance are
and making it all worse is the car.
Most of the measures taken so far
reached only the ones that well off are
not the ones that need it the most
and even of their lifestyles boast
We need to find new avenues
based on changing attitudes
working together as a team
creating a whole new theme
starting with the local parks
making sure they light a spark
especially in the slums of town
so desperately needing a new “gown”
getting people to go out and play
will help keep diseases away
easy access to cheap healthy food
will change the local mood
maybe even crime will decrease
and with time altogether cease
Making sure the school’s top-notch are
will make the students all a star
These measures outshine any campaign
now lets not do any more work in vain
Can we have it all
without it taking its toll?
Can we in our luxury splash
while others search the trash?
Passing them on the street averting our eyes
we can’t help but hear the cries
of the ones that have no roof
the ones that have gone aloof.
They stretch out a hand for a cent
but trained to ignore we keep our heads bent.
We donate them our worn out shirts
and our last seasons’ ugly skirts
all to keep our conscience clean
even better if we’re donating seen.
Why is this problem so hard to fix?
when will we find the right tricks
and governments learn to put what matters first?
Quenching all their citizens thirst
not just the thirst of the ones with power
but also the ones the streets in vain hover.
How much could it cost to self empower
feed, house and even shower
treat for addiction and diseases
until all the wailing ceases?
Just a fraction of what’s spent on war
war that makes the number of the homeless soar.
One by one the wrinkles arrive
as we for youths’ beauty still strive.
We should welcome the gift of years
given so freely instead of tears
tears that are shed for the ones we lose
still young and bereft of the chance to choose
Life is a gift to be treasured
and not in wrinkles measured
and the further we travel on
our fears of failure almost gone
what does it matter what others say
or how many golden eggs we lay?
As long as we’re true to ourselves
and find our fitting shelves
Time being so precious
a word for the cautious;
there’s still time we think
to take it all in and blink
but what do we know of the path ahead
maybe we should hurry and make our bed
where we long to be the most
and say farewell to the old ghost;
that daily routine of ours
shortening our lives in hours
hours that could be better spent
with our backs less for others bent
It’s time to take the plunge
follow your whispering hunch
and without further dismay
go to wherever it lead you may
We search for it high and low
longing to find its glow
because when found all is well
and we’ll be able to dwell
under the moonlit sky
having reached our optimum high
Until found, all is on hold
¨keep searching¨ we’re told.
Running up and down the hills
paying the mounting bills
until we exhausted fall apart
with blood pressure off the chart
While all along we could have stopped
and off the ¨wagon¨ hopped
to take in the beauty around
listen to natures’ sound
enjoyed our loved ones more
not making daily life a chore
Happiness is all around
and right now to be found
in the moments if we only look;
when reading the plainest book,
having dinner with the candles lit.
Learn to enjoy it bit by bit
relax and take it all in
as you happiness on your side win
Life‘s injustices can hit you hard
and catch you quite off guard.
When you feel like you need to scream and shout
sometimes it’s better to just breath in and out
let what‘s happening float slowly by
and stop asking the big old why.
Time will pass although you feel like you hit a status quo
and easier times will return before you know
you‘ll put it behind you but never be the same
and from then on as a hero play life‘s game
You go to the clinic for a cure
you think they know it all for sure,
but why don’t they ask you what you eat?
Could explain the fungus on your feet
or the heartburn gnawing at your chest.
Is it the meat like once you guessed?
What if we all would see the light,
and make all our choices right
start exercising and healthy eating?
Our hearts would soon be happily beating.
Oh the joy of being with good health blessed,
even better than you could have guessed.
